Originally Posted by
JoeyBike
Yes, some motorists do react differently to how cyclists appear to them. When I get old and slow I will try the baby seat trick myself. They don't weigh much and will even carry your lunch!
When, or if, it becomes necessary to engage in those kinds of mind game strategies to stay alive commuting to work, it will be time to retire. Both from working and also cycling. Some of you escape to the hills and gravel paths and think you are good there but word on the street is that
as many offroad cycling enthusiasts are having extremely bad hair days in the wilderness, so its really a zero sum as far as that goes.